Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal soft rays: 25 - 27. Smooth body without scale, only male has a line of big but thin scale (around 23-24) near the origin of the caudal fin. Dorsal fin is the later part of the back, very small adipose fin. Anal fin is relatively large. White opaque body, becomes milky white when it is dead, its head transparent (Ref. 33336).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Osmeriformes

Family: Salangidae

Genus: Neosalanx

Species: Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless